Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171101
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 18:47
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 786 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 145 Parallax 126 119% 139 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 133 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+238G 256GB 1,939 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 142 148 343 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 79GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 141 142 131 121 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 378 Mixed 396 SusWrite 165 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.1 195% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 178 181% 293 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Envoy 2012 121GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 11GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 348 Write 263 Mixed 270 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 35.3 118% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 123 99% 140 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 62%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 558GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 87 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 91.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 85.2 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 86%
Lexar JumpDrive Triton USB 3.0 16GB-$60 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 11GB free, PID a203 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 40.7 Write 40.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 41.9 50% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 48% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK4GX4M1D2400C14 Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 CMK4GX4M1D2400C14 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 27.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 26.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16